September is loaded with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! So, if you are looking for a reason to celebrate, a classroom theme, a special topic to study, this day in history trivia, club meeting ideas, or a food to add to the menu, this list of Special Days in September, 2018 has lots to choose from!

Resources for teaching through September, including a PDF of September’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.

September Themes

ADHD Awareness

Alopecia Areatas Awareness

Animal Remembrance

Atrial Fibrillation Month

Baby Safety

Back to School

Backpack Safety America

Be Kind to Editors and Writers

Blackpool Illuminations

Campus Safety

Chicken

Child Awareness

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Childhood Obesity Awareness

Children’s Eye Health and Safety

Children’s Good Manners

Church Clipping

Classical Music

College Savings

Conkers

Coupon

Courtesy

Disaster Preparedness

DNA, Genomics, and Stem Cell Education

Fall Hat

Guide Dogs

Gynecology Cancer Awareness

Happy Cat

Hat Month

Head Lice Prevention

Healthy Aging

Hispanic Heritage

Home Furnishings

Hunger Action

Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness

Library Card Sign-Up

Literacy

Little League

Million Minute Family Challenge (Sept. – Dec.)

Mold Awareness

One-On-One

People Skills

Piano

Preparedness

Prosper Where You Are Planted

Prostate Cancer Awareness

Read a New Book

Responsible Dog Ownership

Save a Koala

Save a Tiger

Sea Cadet

School Success

Self Improvement

Self-Awareness Month

Sewing

Shameless Promotion

Skin Care Awareness

Square Dancing

Strategic Thinking

Subliminal Communications

Update Your Resume

Women of Achievement

Women’s Friendship

World Animal Remembrance Month

September Food Themes

All American Breakfast

Apple

Better Breakfast

Blueberry Popsicle

Chicken

Childhood Obesity Awareness

Cholesterol Education

Food Safety Education

Fruit and Veggies — More Matters

Honey

Ice Cream Shake

Mushroom

Organic Harvest

Papaya

Potato

Rice

Wild Rice

Whole Grains

September 2017 Daily Specials (the * behind the special day means that the day falls on a different date from year to year)

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online themed calendars.

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games have begun! And, Winter Olympics based homeschooling has begun, too! The links below are the cross curricular free resources we’ll be using as we explore South Korea and the 2018 Winter Games.